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C. H. VERDER.

MACHINE FON PRINTING INDEX RINGS.

No. 602,412. Patented Apr. 12,1898.

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C. H. VERDER. MACHINE FOR PRINTING INDEX RINGS. No. 602,412. PatentedApr. 12,1898.

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lINrTnn STATES PATENT CURTIS HUSSEY VEEDER, OF HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT,ASSIGNOR TO THE VEEDER MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

MACHINE FOR `PRINTING INDEX-RINGS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 602,412, dated April12, 1898. Application filed February 12, 1897. Serial No. 623,050. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern: to be operated upon. Fig. 9 is a detailview, Beit known that I, CURTIS HU ssEY VEEDER, in longitudinal centralsection, of the carrier a citizen of the United States, residing in theor driver for the index-ring or other article city and county ofHartford, in the State of during printing. Figs. 10 and l1 are det-ail55 5 Connecticut, have invented certain new and views of washers appliedto the driver or caruseful Improvements in Machines for Printrier shownin Fig. 9 for cooperation with difing Index-Rings, die., of which thefollowing ferent index-rings. Figs. 12 and 13 are detailisaspecificatiomreference beinghad to the acviews of differentindex-rings to be printed. I companying drawings, forming apart hereof.Fig. 14 is a perspective view of the chuck or 6o l 1o The object of thisinvention is to produce a holder shown in Fig. S. l machine which shallbe capable of printing The machine represented in the drawings rapidlyand accurately upon the peripheries has a suitable base or bed plate A,which is of index-rings or other like articles the figprovided withsuitable standards or cheekures or other characters which should appearpieces a a to receive and support the work- 65 15 thereon. Incyclometers and other devices ing parts. In one of said standards isjourof like character in which such index-rings naled a shaft B, whichin the machine shown or other like articles are employed it isnecconstitutes both the main driving-shaft and essary that the figuresupon the peripheries the carrier for the line of type, the latter beofsuch index-rings or other articles should ing shown as formed upon theperiphery of a 7o 2o bear a definite relation to the teeth or othertype-wheel C, which is secured against a parts of the rings or otherarticles by which flange or shoulder b of the shaft B by a washer themovements are effected, and especially b and nut b2. Said shaft B mayreceive a that successive index-rings or other articles crank D, bywhich motion may be imparted shall be printed precisely alike. I havethereto the machine, and it has also secured there- 75 2 5 fore soughtto so construct my improved mato a gear E, which meshes with a gear E',conchine as to insure the perfect accuracy and nected to the carrier forthe index-ring or uniformity in its work, which is essential, and otherarticle to be printed, and with a gear at the same time to enable theprinting to be E2 upon the shaft F of an inking-roll F. done rapidly andeconomically. The shaft F is mounted eccentrically in 8o 3o A convenientand practical form of the Abearing-sleevesf, which are in turn supportedmechanism which I have devised for the genin the cheek-pieces a a of theframe and are eral purpose referred to will be fully deretained inadjusted position by set-screws scribed hereinafter with reference tothe acf j, this provision being made to permit of companying drawings,in which adjustment of the inking-roll F toward or 85 3 5 Figure 1 is aperspective view of a machine from the line of type, as conditions mayreconstructed in accordance with myinvention. quire, the gears E and E2remaining in mesh Fig. 2 is an elevation of the right-hand end at allpoints of such adjustment. An inkof the machine shown in Fig. 1, thecrank bedistributing roll G is mounted upon a staing broken off. Fig. 3is a partial detail eletionary shaft G', which is slotted at its end, 9o4o vation of the right-hand end of the machine as at g g, to straddleadjusting-screws g g',

with parts removed. Fig. 4 is a detail View, by which it may be raisedor lowered in 0rin front elevation, of the right-hand portion der tomaintain the proper contact with the of the machine. Figs. 5 and 6 aredetail surface of the inking-roll F. In order that views in longitudinaland transverse section, the roll G may be caused to reciprocate as it 9545 illustrating the devices for eifecting the rerotates, and therebyinsure a uniform districiprocations of the ink-distributing roll. Fig.bution of the ink upon the inking-roll F', I 7 is a detail view inlongitudinal central seccut in the shaft G (see Figs. 5 and 6) adoution, illustrating the means for securing the ble thread g2, which isengaged by a short line of type or type-wheel to its carrier. Fig.sliding piece or plug g3, which is carried in a Ico 5o 8 is alongitudinal central section of the chuck recess or hole in the roll G,the outer end of or holder for the index-ring or other article saidrecess or hole being filled bya cap-piece g4, which in turn may besecured in place by a pin g5, parallel with the axis of the roll, sothat the surface of the roll is kept perfectly smooth. p

A The driver or carrier for the index-ring or other article to beprinted is shown as a shaft H, mounted to rotate in a bearing-sleeve H',which is carried and is adjustable longitudinally in the swinging blockor bearing I, mounted between cheek-pieces a a' of the base or bed plateA. The longitudinal adjustment is for the purpose of bringing theindex-ring or other article to be printed eX- actly into line with thetype, and the parts are held in adjusted position by a set-screw h. Theblock and the shaft are held toward the line of type with a yieldingpressure by a spring 1T, the movement toward the type being limited by asetscrew i. The shaft H receives the gear E', which remains always inmesh with the gear E, so that the index-ring or other article to beprinted is always geared with the line of type to move therewith at thesame surface speed.

For the purpose of insuring precision in positioning the index-ring orother article to be printed with relation to the line of type, so thatthe printed characters on the periphery of the index-ring or otherarticle shall bear a definite relation to the teeth or other parts ofthe index-ring or other article, the driver or carrier H is adapted toengage the index-ring or other article positively, while permitting theindex-ring or other article to be placed in position and removed easilyand quickly. To this end a projection on the one part is adapted toengage a corresponding recess on the other part. In a cyclometer orother like device certain of the index wheels or rings (see Fig. l2) areprovided with a driving-pin 19, which projects laterally, (parallel withthe axis,) as well as internal teeth, while others, (see Fig. 13,) suchas the left-hand one of the series, have no driving-pin and only theinternal teeth. For index-rings 'of the first kind the flange h' of theshaft H is provided with a recess h2 to receive the projecting pin ofthe index-ring, and a washer h3, without any tooth or projection, but ofa diameter to it snugly within the index-ring, is secured to the end ofthe shaft I-I by a screw h4 to center and support the index-ring. Whenprinting index-rings which have no driving-tooth, the washer h3 isreplaced bythe washer h5, (see Fig. 11,)which has a pin hto entertherecess h2 in the ange h and a tooth k7 to enter between two of theinternal teeth of the index-ring, whereby the position of theindex-ring, and therefore of the printed characters with .relation tothe teeth of the ring, is determined with precision. To facilitate thework,l prefer that each index-ring while being printed, instead of beingfirmly fastened to the driver or carrier, shall be held in engagementtherewith by the hand of the operator, a holder which will permit therotation of the ring being supplied for this purpose and forming adetached part of the machine. Such aholder is shown in Figs. l and S,and as there shown it comprises aspring-chuck J, the end of which isadapted to be sprung within the rim of an index-wheel, and a sleeve orhandle J ,within which the spring-chuck is free to rotate, so that anindex-ring may be held by the operator firmly in contact with the driveror carrier H and yet be permitted to rotate freely with said driver orcarrier.

In order to obtain absolute accuracy in the printing, it is desirable toprovide means for taking up any lost motion or backlash that there maybebetween the gears E and E', and I have therefore provided a clamp-brakeK for application to the shaft H, such brake comprising two arms whichare clamped with the desired pressure by one or more set-screws 7s, thebrake being held in position by a pin 7o', which is also embracedbetween the said arms.

In the use of the machine described an index-ring to be printed is firstapplied to the spring chuck or holder and is then held by the operatoragainst and in engagement with the driver or carrier H with one hand,while with the other hand a single turn is given to the crank D. In themachine shown the shaft or carrier or driver II makes two completerotations to one rotation of the shaft B; but the type characters occupybut one-half of the periphery of the type-wheel C,and the peripheralspeed of the line of type is the same as that of the index-ring.

It will be obvious that various changes in the construction andarrangement of the machine may be made to suit dierent requirementswithout departing from the spirit of my invention and that, for example,the line of type might be formed as a straight bar to be moved incontact with the surface of the indexring; but I prefer the arrangementshown.

I claim as my inventionl. A machine for printing index-rings and otherlike articles, said machine comprising a line of type, a carrier tosupport the same and a rotary shaft geared to the type` carrier to movetherewith, said shaft having at its extremity a projection to center andsupport the ring and a recess or projection to engage a correspondingprojection or recess of the ring and to rotate the same positivelywiththe periphery of the ring in contact with the line of type whereby anabsolute relation of the print ed characters with the teeth or otherparts of the ring or other article is secured and the ring may bereadily applied to and removed from the shaft, substantially as shownand described.

2. A machine for printing index-rings and other like articles, saidmachine comprising a rotary shaft, a type-wheel mounted thereon torotate therewith, a second rotary shaft and gearing connecting saidshafts for rotation together, said second-named shaft having at its IOOIIO

extremity a projection to center and support the ring and a recess orprojection to engage a corresponding projection or recess of the ringand to move the same positively with the periphery of the ring incontact with the line of type, whereby an absolute relation of theprinted characters with the teeth or other parts of the ring or otherarticle is secured and the ring may be readily applied to and removedfrom the shaft, substantially as shown and described.

3. A machine for printing index-rings and other like articles, saidmachine comprising a line of type, a carrier to support the saine, arotary shaft geared to the type-carrier to move therewith, said shafthaving at its extremity a projection to center and support the ring andarecess or projection to engage a corresponding projection or recess ofthe ring and to rotate the same positively, with the periphery of theringin contact with the line of type, and a swinging bearing, in whichsaid shaft is mounted to rotate, whereby the ring or other article maybemoved toward or from a line of type, substantially as shown anddescribed.

4. A machine for printing index-rings and other like articles, saidmachine comprising a line of type, a carrier to support the saine, arotary shaft geared to the type-carrier to move therewith, said shafthaving at its extremity a projection to center and support the ring anda recess or projection to engage a corresponding projection or recess ofthe ring and to rotate the same positively with the peripheryI of thering in contact with the line of type, a bearing-block for said shaftand a bearing-sleeve in which said shaft is mounted for rotation, saidsleeve being adjustable longitudinally, substantially as shown anddescribed.

5. A machine for printing index-rings and other like articles, saidmachine comprising a line of type, a carrier to support the same, arotary shaft geared to the type-carrier to move therewith, said shafthaving at its extremity a projection to center and support the ring anda recess or projection to engage a corresponding projection or recess ofthe ring and to rotate the same positively, with the periphery of thering in contact With the line of type, and a brake supplied to saidshaft to take up lost motion or backlash, substantially as shown anddescribed.

6. The combination with a type-carrier and an inking-roll, of a shaftsupported in proximity to said inking-roll and having a double reversedthread and an ink-distributing roll mounted on said shaft, saidink-distributing roll having a recess, a sliding piece or plug supportedin said recess and engaging said threaded shaft, a cap to close saidrecess and a pin parallel with the axis of the roll to secure said capin place, substantially as shown and described.

This specification signed and witnessed this 10th day of February, A. D.1897.

CURTIS HUSSEY VEEDER.

In presence of- ETHEL L. WILLIAMS, E. BARRIE SMITH.

